How to become a Wedding Photographer

The best way to start out being a wedding photographer would be to shadow a seasoned professional wedding photographer, from them you can gain a lot of experience and knowledge that took them years to get. Two wedding photographers I highly respect are www.raysantanaphotography.com and www.kennykim.com , I have took thier wedding photography workshops they hold in Miami and are some of the best wedding photographers I know. Shooting somebodys wedding for free is always good to start out, it will give you some practice and build yourself a portfolio to show future clients. Wedding Photography is all about building relationships with the couple you are shooting. You want to make them feel comfortable arround you as you will be with thier close friends and family all day. Starting off photographing weddings you should only charge a small ammount until you gain the experience and feel comfortable as a wedding photographer. Once you have photographed a few weddings you need to make yourself a website for clients to go and see your images. On there you should have a little info about you, your services and your contact information. Take a look at other wedding photographers websites to get an idea of different styles. They also have really good templates already made for wedding photographers such as www.bigfolio.com or www.bludomain.com are two really good ones. Make some simple yet effective wedding photography business cards and market yourself, directing them to your website. Word of mouth is going to be your best form of advertising. So it is important to do your best at every single wedding you photograph, as well as being friendly to friends and family. You will likely get many refferals when someone needs a wedding photographer when you be the professional you should be. It's key to have top of the notch camera equipment being a professional wedding photographer. You always want your clients with breath taking quality images because they will have them for a lifetime. Making wedding albums can be a bit tricky so it’s best to leave it to a pro, if you live in South Florida I would recommend www.albumcrafters.com or another really amazing one is www.kissweddingbooks.com Practice, practice, practice, get to know your camera from the inside out, so when you get out there on the wedding day your photography will be spot on. You can find out a lot of info or even advertise on www.theknot.com where most brides go . Wedding photography is a fun job which also takes a lot of hard work to be a good wedding photographer. I wish you all the best becoming a successful wedding photographer and if you have any questions feel free to email me matthewephotography@yahoo.com All the best, Matthew